Articles by Doctors for Assange

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Doctor’s Orders: ‘Do Not Extradite Assange’
Doctors for Assange | Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Jun 2022

13 Jun 2022 – Ahead of the U.K. Home Secretary’s decision on whether to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, a group of more than 300 doctors representing 35 countries have told Priti Patel that approving his extradition would be “medically and ethically unacceptable”.

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Doctors for Assange Statement: Ongoing Torture and Neglect
Doctors for Assange – TRANSCEND Media Service, 30 Nov 2020

22 Nov 2020 – Mr Assange remains confined to Belmarsh prison for journalistic activity that was legal when and where it occurred and remains so as determined the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. He is at risk of dying and a victim of psychological torture according to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. Experts explained to the court that Mr Assange’s ASD diagnosis statistically places him at a ninefold elevated risk of suicidal ideation.

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